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Craft Brewery Revitalization (3 Episodes)

Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Beer Banker Jason Sleeman Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Beachfly Brewing’s Zach Featherstone Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Colliers’ Alexie Fonseca About Lake Wales Opportunities

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Main Streets (4 Episodes)

“Sometimes you have to put a pork chop around a kid’s neck to get the dog to play with him. That’s Redevelopment.” An interview with FRA President Jeff Burton. A Main Street Conversation with Wauchula CRA Director Jessica Newman A Main Street Conversation with Punta Gorda Councilman Jaha Cummings Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Colliers’…

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Miami’s Gold Rush (3 Episodes)

Ken Stapleton of Ken Stapleton and Associates joins Kevin Crowder for a discussion of the ongoing corporate relocation fever impacting Miami and other cities. Episode 1 – Place Brands and Miami’s Gold Rush Episode 2 – Miami’s Gold Rush Part 2 Episode 3: Miami’s Gold Rush, Latin America and Downtowns

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Season 2 Episode 3: Miami’s Gold Rush

In this episode Ken and Kevin discuss the corporate relocation fever, Miami’s role as the capital of the Americas, and great places and the importance quality downtowns as the key to economic development and revitalization.

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Cities can make or break a new business

Sometimes it just comes down to a planning director’s good, or bad attitude.

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Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Colliers’ Alexie Fonseca About Lake Wales Opportunities

Great conversation with Alexie Fonseca of Colliers, who is working on efforts in Downtown Lake Wales to foster opportunity for business growth, including the attraction of a craft brewery. We talk about what draws people to Lake Wales, authentic Downtowns versus shopping centers, how comfortable is your downtown and how experiences can overcome Amazon’s impact…

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Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Beachfly Brewing’s Zach Featherstone

Great conversation and update from Beachfly Brewing’s Zach Featherstone. We first met Zach when we were working for the City of Rockledge, and they happened to be looking around the Space Coast for a new location. This eventually led to their purchase of a building from the City right in the heart of Rockledge’s future…

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Florida Brewers Guild Conversation with Beer Banker Jason Sleeman

Caught up with Jason Sleeman of United Community Bank to talk breweries at the Florida Brewers Guild annual conference. Jason is in charge of craft beverage lending for United Community Bank and has more than $80m out across the US in funding for expansions and startups of breweries, distilleries, cideries, and wineries. His perspective is…

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A Main Street Conversation with Wauchula CRA Director Jessica Newman

A fun conversation with Jessica Newman, CRA and Main Street Director in Wauchula, Florida. Nice hearing about all the great things happening in Downtown Wauchula. Recorded at the 2022 Preservation on Main Street Conference in Deland, Florida.

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A Main Street Conversation with Punta Gorda Councilman Jaha Cummings

A great conversation with Punta Gorda Councilman Jaha Cummings that took place at the Preservation on Main Street Conference in Deland, Florida, on July 28, 2022.

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